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ms liberty

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51. The photos are 2 years old as noted in an earlier reply, and completely unrelated to the current pro

Thu Apr 16, 2020, 11:49 AM

Apr 2020

A few replies into the thread is a link to an article about the protest. I read the story and looked at all the pictures. Only 1 photo shows a confederate flag at all, of the 38 at the link from the protest. So for me the question is not how much the Venn Diagram of these two groups overlap, because we all know it's probably quite a bit, but why were these two year old confederate flag protester photos used to illustrate the meme instead of any one of the actual photos? There were several excellent photos that would have worked just as well, but the better ones were of protesters wearing maga gear and carrying us flags flown upside down, holding misspelled signs, etc. Only one of the 38 contained a confederate flag, and it was not prominently featured or particularly large, and it was waaayy outnumbered by all the us flags in all the photos. Why the attempt to tie it to confederate specific protesters when these current protesters are obviously a much wider coalition of trumpers, anti vaxxers, and the like?
This meme reeks of manipulation. Not by you Soph, unless you created it. Is it from fb, or Instagram?

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The confederate flags are a nice touch... [View all] Soph0571 Apr 2020 OP

Symbol Of Defeat ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #1

Seriously, nothing says "I'm a loser" like PufPuf23 Apr 2020 #48

Have you ever traveled to the American South? PJMcK Apr 2020 #2

But, it's all about celebrating their "Southern Heritage" sop Apr 2020 #7

I was born and raised in the South to an all-Southern family. Aristus Apr 2020 #20

I, too, was raised in the South and share your feelings LastDemocratInSC Apr 2020 #27

The Deep South is Jspur Apr 2020 #68

Question: I know many people from Northern or Mid-Atlantic states have Marie Marie Apr 2020 #76

It's heavily gerrymandered Jspur Apr 2020 #80

Thanks for the answer. So, once again, the districts don't reflect Marie Marie Apr 2020 #82

Yup the Jspur Apr 2020 #83

A reasonable answer is not possible. LastDemocratInSC Apr 2020 #26

States' rights to be free under the Total Authority of King Trump. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #30

To them it's all about "states rights" "our way of life" they conveniently forget about slavery.. nt mitch96 Apr 2020 #9

Oh no, they haven't forgotten slavery DBoon Apr 2020 #10

I've always suspected if they held a state referendum in Mississippi, Alabama and a couple of sop Apr 2020 #46

Maybe, maybe not misanthrope Apr 2020 #84

You mean "states rights" that Trump is trying to crush... Historic NY Apr 2020 #44

Letting the traitors go set the precedent for Nixon, Reagan, Bush Sr and Jr, and Trump. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #28

This!👆 SheltieLover Apr 2020 #42

That's not the "Stars & Bars," for the record. That's the CSA battle flag. Stars & Bars refers to malchickiwick Apr 2020 #31

Well done. n/t Harker Apr 2020 #35

Thanks for the correction PJMcK Apr 2020 #61

They cherish their sense of grievance and victimhood? Trump certainly uses it to great effect.nt Hekate Apr 2020 #81

This!👆 SheltieLover Apr 2020 #37

I also live in the South, Georgia to be specific npk Apr 2020 #56

That's okay, we have enough of that shit flag... a la izquierda Apr 2020 #63

Yeah it makes me want to rage every time I see it npk Apr 2020 #64

Deadbeats are always a "victim". nt Progressive Jones Apr 2020 #77

It's not just the south. progressoid Apr 2020 #66

My neighbor here in Minnesota has one in his front window NickB79 Apr 2020 #69

A salute to the Michiganders who fought under R.E.Lee. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2020 #3

Lol...those nuts are running over the contribution Mad cow Apr 2020 #4

A sure sign of stupidity FakeNoose Apr 2020 #5

I would bet any money they're from Michigan GreenEyedLefty Apr 2020 #15

Two words... Squidly Apr 2020 #74

Probably paid to be there. SheltieLover Apr 2020 #39

Two comments: scarletlib Apr 2020 #6

Stupid State pamdb Apr 2020 #8

+1 llmart Apr 2020 #14

I am from here and it's a fucking embarrassment. GreenEyedLefty Apr 2020 #17

Well, at least you weren't gullible enough to fall for their nonsense. llmart Apr 2020 #21

Maybe they are from Southern Michigan? yellowcanine Apr 2020 #11

2 year old photo, not part of anything to due with COVID-19 protests Celerity Apr 2020 #12

Maybe so, but the below link is from yesterday. llmart Apr 2020 #18

well, that would be a good OP Celerity Apr 2020 #23

The link you supplied only has 1 pic of 38 that includes a confederate flag. ms liberty Apr 2020 #34

Even One, Ma'am, Is One Too Many The Magistrate Apr 2020 #49

Yea, duh. But you're missing the actual point ms liberty Apr 2020 #58

The Point, Ma'am The Magistrate Apr 2020 #60

Yeah, again you missed the point. ms liberty Apr 2020 #62

You Could Not Have Stated It Better, Ma'am --- I Am Quite Content With The Distortion The Magistrate Apr 2020 #65

While People Here Quibble About How Many Confederate Flags Were There, And Are We Fair To Shit-Heels The Magistrate Apr 2020 #78

Good work. Harker Apr 2020 #22

they are still racist idiot bawbags, but not tied to the current news situ, or at least not from Celerity Apr 2020 #24

Yes. Harker Apr 2020 #32

there're some real shit FB groups that purport to be Democrats,but so often put up dodgy, fake memes Celerity Apr 2020 #33

I'm glad to be very limited Harker Apr 2020 #36

I do not use FB, I cancelled my account years ago Celerity Apr 2020 #50

13,000 Wolverines died fighting to preserve the Union exboyfil Apr 2020 #13

Probably from the rural CV hotspot of Hillsdale. roamer65 Apr 2020 #16

It used to blow my mind when some Ohioans... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #19

Ohio, Sir, Was A Hotbed Of Copperheads The Magistrate Apr 2020 #47

I am in Ohio too lonely bird Apr 2020 #52

Lol! Yeah, pretty much. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #54

Oh yes, I forgot about Michigan's confederate heritage IronLionZion Apr 2020 #25

A lot of southerners moved to Michigan in the 30's and 40's Wednesdays Apr 2020 #53

And many of them brandish that stupid YELLOW snake flag too. calimary Apr 2020 #29

One of my ancestors had this flag for his battalion... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #40

Also a sign of a tiny penis and a gigantic jacked-up pickemup truck. NoMoreRepugs Apr 2020 #38

They're especially nauseating because we fought for the Union. catbyte Apr 2020 #41

Yup. My great great grandfather. Cpl Frederic n/t sarge43 Apr 2020 #71

I wonder how their ancestors would feel watching them worship a flag that they fought & died to stop catbyte Apr 2020 #72

Probably would like to go all General Sherman on their collective ass. sarge43 Apr 2020 #75

I lived in Mississippi for 9 months when I was in high school demigoddess Apr 2020 #43

My favorite "rebel" flag photo .. DemoTex Apr 2020 #45

LOL at the satellites on the roof npk Apr 2020 #57

The photos are 2 years old as noted in an earlier reply, and completely unrelated to the current pro ms liberty Apr 2020 #51

How many Confederate flags would it take Wednesdays Apr 2020 #55

How about you read what I wrote? ms liberty Apr 2020 #59

The police rockfordfile Apr 2020 #67

The flag of racist traitor losers all across America. n/t TygrBright Apr 2020 #70

redundancy RicROC Apr 2020 #73

Were they from the South? Going to Michigan where a higher number of applegrove Apr 2020 #79